Painting cylinder walls

[Ignacio49]

When you paint a revolver, besides painting the cylinder surface, are you supposed to also paint the cylinder walls?

 

[oldbear]

I’ve never heard of “painting” any handgun. If you are referring to refinishing a handgun which is a chemical process the answer to this is twofold. If the revolver is to be re–blued then the charging holes in the cylinder are not masked off. If the revolver to be refinished has a nickel or is to be given a nickel finish, then the charging holes are masked off to prevent plating build up which could prevent the correct ammunition from fitting into them.

Hope this answers your question.

 

[evan price]

"Painting" involves putting a coating down on the parts. Said coating has a thickness. Making parts thicker makes them not fit or work as well in a machine like a revolver.
Painting a revolver would be akin to painting the inside of a watch movement.

 

[Ignacio49]

I’ve never heard of “painting” any handgun. If you are referring to refinishing a handgun.....

Well, oldbear, you are technically right. I refer to refinishing with Cerakote, Duracote or similar.

I had my revolver refinished with Cerakote. The internal parts were also refinished, including the cylinder chambers. Now the ammo won´t fit. What can I do to solve this problem?

 

[rbernie]

Send it back to the refinisher and have the coating stripped and properly reapplied.

 

[Sam1911]

Not very many revolvers get treated with one of the spray-on finishes, sort of like how most BMWs aren't painted in latex house paint, with a brush. It just doesn't fit the application, and probably won't improve the look or value of the item.

However, if cost is the only factor, the painted finishes will at least keep a revolver from rusting, which is a plus, I guess. The biggest problem I see is that, while the paint will wear off in spots over time, it will be quite difficult to remove (usually requiring sand-blasting which is mighty hard on a revolver) when someone wants to restore the finish later.

However, if that's what you're going to do, no, do not allow the coating inside the chambers. That could make the gun non-functional on top of unsightly.

 

[Ignacio49]

Problem solved!

I "cleaned" the chambers using a bore brush with a dremel (slow speed).

Now the ammo feeds perfectly.

Thanks for your comments and help.

 

[WC145]

How about posting some pics? I'll bet I'm not the only one wondering how it looks.

 

[Ignacio49]

How about posting some pics? I'll bet I'm not the only one wondering how it looks.

The revo is with my brother now (in fact this is his revo). Will take pics this weekend, I hope.